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Sanath Jayasuriya

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Sanath Teran Jayasuriya

Born: 30 June 1969, Matara
Major Teams: Colombo Cricket Club, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club, Sri Lanka.
Known As: Sanath Jayasuriya
Pronounced: Sanath Jayasuriya
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox


Test Debut: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Hamilton, 2nd Test, 1990/91
Latest Test:
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (SSC), 2nd Test, 2002

ODI Debut:
Sri Lanka v Australia at Melbourne, World Series, 1989/90
Latest ODI:
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), ICC Champions Trophy, 2002/03

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1997

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 28/07/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   75  126  12  4757  340   41.72  10  22   58   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             902.1  217  2258   69  32.72  5-43    1   0  78.4  2.50

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 30/09/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  275  267  10  8182  189   31.83  89.56  13  51   94   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling            1658.5   23  7978  225  35.45  6-29    5   3  44.2  4.80

FIRST-CLASS
 (1988/89 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  191  294  30 10633  340   40.27  22  51  125   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling            1616.1  4170  129  32.32  5-43    1   0  75.1  2.58

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1989/90 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  316  305  13  9292  189   31.82  14  56  103   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling            1863.5  8978  269  33.37  6-29    8   4  42.5  4.77

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Sanath Jayasuriya grew up in the southern fishing town of Matara where he was educated at St. Servatious College. A devout Buddhist and an avid collector of "pirith' threads, he is well known for his positive approach to batting and increasingly for his consensual leadership. He made his Test debut against New Zealand in 1990/1 and scored his maiden Test fifty at Lords in 1992, but only really burst on to the international scene during the 1996 World Cup, when he was named as player of the tournament for his destructive batting in the opening overs. Indeed, his ability to capitalise on the early over fielding restrictions made him one of the most feared one-day batsman in the world. His favorite scoring area is square of the wicket and his aerial square cut has become his signature shot. He is now immensely experienced in the shorter game having played over 250 matches and scored over 7000 runs at an average of 31.02. Despite being so aggressive he boasts a very good Test average (av.41.38 runs) and a highest Test score of 340, which was scored in Colombo against India in 1997. He is also a brilliant fielder in the inner circle and slips, as well as a tremendously useful left-arm spinner, especially in the one-day game, where his accurate, low-armed deliveries have claimed over 200 wickets.
In 1999, he took over the Sri Lankan captaincy from Arjuna Ranatunga. His egalitarian and inclusive style of leadership soon healed disruptive rifts within the team and his early tenure yielded notable series victories against Australia, Zimbabwe and Pakistan. But the captaincy also coincided with a slump in his personal form, as opposition bowlers worked out his weaknesses and exploited his increasingly diffident style. To make matters worse, the team then started a 16-month losing run in Test cricket, losing series to Pakistan, South Africa and England. However, in 2001, his confidence started to return, as did that of the team who ended their barren run when they defeated India 2-1 in August 2001. Thereafter, the team enjoyed a nine-match winning run, securing clean sweeps against West Indies and Zimbabwe, as well as winning the Asian Test Championship. In one-day cricket he has been a tremendously successfully captain, yet to lose a tournament or series in Sri Lanka, with a success ratio in excess of 60 per cent.(30.04.2002)

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